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Transmission owner (TO)

In markets where the system operations function has been moved to an Independent System Operator (ISO), the term transmission owner, or...

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Transmission rights

Transmission rights are used by generators and/or marketers to ensure delivery of power to a point of sale. Given the current state of...

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Unbundled service

The “service” that natural gas and electric end users receive actually comprises two services: commodity (the supply of natural gas or...

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Utility distribution company (UDC)

A utility distribution company (UDC) is an electric utility that provides distribution services.  As electric markets are restructured,...

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Vertically integrated monopoly utility electric market model

Under the vertically integrated monopoly utility model, electric generation, transmission, distribution, retail sales, and system...

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Wholesale customer

In the energy industry, wholesale customers are entities that buy natural gas or electric supply for the purpose of reselling it....

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Wholesale electric pricing

Various factors influence the price of electricity at any given location at any point in time. Generally speaking, market-based prices...

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Wholesale marketer

Wholesale marketers are entities that purchase natural gas or electric supply for the purposes or reselling the supply to other market...

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Wholesale/industrial competition electric market model

Under the wholesale/industrial competition model, the utility remains responsible for providing supply to residential and small...

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Zero carbon

Zero carbon describes a process that has no greenhouse gas  emissions. It differs from net zero carbon in that net zero allows for...

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Zero-emissions credit (ZEC)

There are generation technologies other than renewable generation that can provide energy without emissions. To recognize these, some...

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Zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) credit

A zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) credit is a tradeable financial instrument that provides zero-emissions vehicle manufacturers with a...

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Zero-emissions vehicle mandate program

A zero-emissions vehicle mandate program, commonly called a ZEV mandate program, is a government regulation that requires manufacturers...

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